ArticleTranslational pediatrics2025
Seasonal epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pediatric patients with respiratory syncytial virus infection by age during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study.
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- Epidemiology of acute respiratory infections in children in Pudong, Shanghai: analysis of seven respiratory test results from 2018 to 2023.Virology journal · 2026Article
- Analysis of pediatric respiratory virus epidemiology and its association with atmospheric parameters in Chengdu.Translational pediatrics · 2025Article
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Background: To date, reports have been conflicting regarding changes in the age distribution and severity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalizations in children since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological trends and clinical characteristics of RSV infection among children hospitalized with acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRTI) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2018 to December 2022 in Hunan, China. Data were collected on hospitalized children 14 years or younger with RSV-positive ALRTIs admitted to the Children's Medical Center of Hunan Provincial People's Hospital and the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University. We evaluated their demographic characteristics, clinical features, and disease severity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: RSV was detected in 4,255 (17.68%) of the 24,072 children, and the highest detection was 30.90% (1,248 of 4,039) in 2021. The RSV detection rates differed significantly among the years (χ Conclusions: During the COVID-19 pandemic, RSV-infected children were older and had a lower rate of wheezing and disease severity increased in the age group of under 2 years old.
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